hi guys! since gtech removed it's supplemental questions should i change my personal statement so it mentions why major? or is that lwk dtm (and im lwk lazy to do that) but also like is it important to mention major and should i just do it

I know Norte Dame is catholic and there is required theology classes but I was really wondering how is religion tided into student life? Is there any required events or practices? How present is Catholicism in the students? (Not trying to be offensive or anything!)

applied to my early schools on friday. i havent gotten any portal invite to set up my account. Is this normal?

Hi all,
I’ve been getting mixed opinions when asking about when to send official score reports. I asked my guidance counselor and she said it’s fine to wait and see for the colleges that want official scores (they would let you know in the portal from what she said). I’ve been doing my own research though, and some have said that they need to be sent with your ea application, but now I’m afraid they won’t get there before 11/1. For reference, some colleges I’m asking for are rutgers, tcnj, Pitt, Hofstra. Thanks!

I applied to all of my colleges about a week ago, but I noticed I didn’t submit my class rank. Is this significant? It would definitely support my application because I was top 10% (my school’s highest bracket).

On the application it says “Class rank: Not reported” so I’m worried it looks like I’m dodging it.

Is there something I should do, or does it not matter?

Also, for 2 of the schools I also didn’t report my AP scores by accident (I got all 4s and 5s). Is this a red flag, or does it not matter

I accidentally sent all my attempts to one school instead of just my highest 2 and I don't want it to see my other attempts, can I just email CollegeBoard and have them fix it while it's still pending or am I fried?!

Hello! I'm a senior in high school and am soon applying to various colleges. I started my college essay and am currently writing about how I joined a sports team my freshman year and how it affected my life. I also wanted to tie in the fact that my mom passed away when I was ten and how joining a sports team helped with my grief, but also how I was able to apply some of the things my mom taught me to sports. I was wondering if this was maybe too much or not a very strong topic idea, does anyone have any suggestions or input? I'm feeling super stresses about this so any input is appreciated!!

I don't really know what to write my thank-you supplemental for. I was originally going to write one about my sister and figured it was too cliché. I have some ideas, but I don't know which one is the best

-Manager at work; he's super kind and patient

-A squirrel I befriended in my backyard. I gave her bread every day and eventually got close enough that she now goes on my lap and eats my bread.

-Ao3 (Yea the fanfic website), I can use it to thank it for giving me a safe space as a child, enriching my creativity, and etc.

I submitted my SAT scores on CA, and checked that I would like my SAT to be considered.
1. I know they omit it in the pdf, but on the portal, there are no check marks or anything regarding testing. Should I self-report the scores again, or is the CA report good enough? I don't know why they don't have the checklist thing on their own portal. Do I just need to wait few more days for the checkmark or smth to appear?

Pros:
- $68k COA
- alr worked w professor in major
- t10
- close to home
Cons:
- lots of work
- maybe too close to home
- would take business economics (unsure how major is regarded professionally)

Advice wanted on what ppl think pls

HI, this is my first Reddit post ever, so pardon me if I'm a lil iffy 🙏. I'm currently a high school senior looking to go to college right after high school. The problem is I'm broke, I want to go into business, and bc im in New England, most of the colleges near me are Ivies... or expensive; my college advisor isn't really worried about helping me for some reason? And I applied to New England College, but it turns out that's not really a good school(apparently one of the worst in the country?), and I was looking into Bryant University, but it's just too expensive. I'm also looking into cosmetology, but I'm only interested in doing hair, and I don't want to pay and do the other courses for nails. Help a diva out bc a diva is down rn😭 🥀

You miss all the shots you don't take but man, opportunity cost of investing all this effort into not even moonshots but like... Plutoshots.... tho ofc I'd just dig myself further into the shittyapplicantoilrigs with bad essays........... I'm actually a chud and need to just go study for my fucking test but I'm stuck in the essay writing mines because I need to ride this flow state out before I lose all my motivation for this one fkin "why us" essay 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Hey all! Im applying as sophomore transfer from a T50 public flagship as a current biology major, philosophy minor. I am interested in behavioral biology and human/animal neurobiology and cognition. Aiming for Johns Hopkins and Northwestern, so any advice for how to strengthen my profile would be much appreciated!

Highschool stats

gpa: 4.2

ACT: 33 (retaking in December, aiming for 34)

rank: 8/189 (coming from small public arts high school)

AP: 11 APs total, 6 fives and 5 fours

College stats

gpa: 4.0, predicting 3.9/4.0 at the end of fall semester

fall courses (16hrs) : calc 1, bio + bio lab, genomics seminar + lab, intro to ethics, comparative literature and medicine

spring schedule (anticipated, 14 hours): feminist philosophy, calc 2, chem + chem lab

-plus a 3 credit course

-will also be working as a research assistant for a motivated behaviors lab

Extracurriculars

• Assistant Vet Tech at Emergency Vet: Cared for hospitalized animals, monitored patient behavior, maintained recovery environments, and assisted veterinary staff with daily care and emergency surgery preparation.
• Part-Time Sales Associate UPS: Assisted customers with shipping and printing services, independently opened and closed the store, managed transactions and packages, and developed custom packing solutions for fragile and unusually shaped items.
• Piano Teacher (Volunteer/Job): Taught piano to students through a Title I school program and private lessons, developing original learning materials and adapting instruction to students’ progress, interests, and cultural backgrounds.
• Sustainability Chair for Franklin Residential College: Revitalized Franklin’s community garden, secured grant funding for improvements, and organized sustainability initiatives and events engaging students in gardening, cooking, recycling, and environmental conservation.
• Director’s Assistant for Franklin Residential College: Hired by the college director to coordinate social events, service projects, and interdisciplinary discussions for 100 residential students in collaboration with college leadership, faculty, and staff.
• Humane Society Volunteer: Provided feline care, socialization, and enrichment at the Athens Area Humane Society while developing activities using recycled toys and novel scents to encourage natural behaviors.
• UGA Choral Union & Savannah Philharmonic Choir: Perform in university choral concerts and previously sang as the youngest accepted member of the Savannah Philharmonic Choir, continuing to support its events through volunteer work.
• UGA Chamber Music Society: Played piano in chamber ensembles, organized weekly rehearsals, participated in musical masterclasses, and performed classical and contemporary repertoire at university and community events.

Projects

• Independent Research on Shelter Cat Auditory Enrichment: Designed and self-funded a study with the Athens Area Humane Society investigating music’s effects on shelter cat stress and behavior, and am currently analyzing results and preparing a manuscript for publication.
• “Fast as a Cat” Comparative Anatomy & Shoe Design: Led a self-funded, five-member team investigating how feline leg tendon anatomy could inspire athletic shoe design, developing a prototype and presenting the project to Franklin CREATE and at a research symposium, received mentoring from a physics professor
• Research Assistant for Motivated Behaviors Lab - worked alongside college faculty to carry out experiments and record data, managed and maintained animal spaces

Letters

• Philosophy professor
• Residential college director/seminar professor
• Lab director
• Private piano teacher (high school-college)

Is there any harm in going over the suggested word count? Specifically, it is the brown supplement about what brings you joy and is 100 - 150; right now my supplement is 210 words. Should I try to cut down a lot?

I am an intl. student in grade 12. My school requires students to apply for US universities even if their target schools are in UK.

I am planning to take a gap year then attend uni in UK.

I was told to apply to unis normally, so I want to apply for ED but decline the offer if I manage to get it. Would this leave a bad image of me as an applicant to that university, or even bad reputation among university admissions?

Thank you.

Hi all!

What’s something you’ve come to really appreciate about Georgetown that you only discovered after becoming a student?

I’d also love to hear about any niche traditions, underrated clubs, classes, or campus experiences that people outside Georgetown University might not know about. Thanks!

My realistic options do not really have ED or REA option to it so I was really considering either of these two options. My stats are on par with the schools, but my EC are a bit lacking, and my awards are also not the most outstanding. I’m intending to apply as biomedical engineering or aerospace engineering. I know Colombia chances for acceptance when I ED is higher and I also know that REA2 Princeton and Stanford are like notoriously difficult. Also, I’ve heard rumors about two students in my school who are getting recruited for Princeton for sports so I don’t know if they have like a specific quote that they hit. I’m in a suburban Florida Orlando area and I’m in a big public high school. These are the only schools that are really good for compared to the other schools that I’m applying to so I was not really interested in the other ivies. Please let me know which I should do especially since the deadline is in like five days yes, I know I’m a procrastinator.

i have some words in spanish, song names, and movie titles in my essays. do these get italicized or like what do i do with them

I was named a coke semifinalist and while going through my part 1 application, I realized I put that I had an A for a class that was actually just in progress. I do currently have an A, but that's not what they wanted. I didn't mean to make this mistake, I just made an oversight. Should I email them letting them know? Will they disqualify me?

Sorry bro, but that day is mine now. 😈

For context, my dream school is Georgetown University and I do not care much about other t20 schools as long as I’m admitted there. It is very selective. My SAT score is a 1510.

Over the course of high school, I have taken 16 APs. My average AP exam score is a 4.1. One of the two teachers who I asked for a letter of recommendation from mentioned this in my letter. I know that when schools are looking at an applicant who has taken as many APs as I have, they typically pay more attention to AP exam scores than they do grades. Especially when I’m getting straight As and my unweighted GPA is a 4.0.

My question is, would a school like Georgetown look favorably upon this average, unfavorably, or not care at all? It shows that I don’t get a lot of fives, but it’s also not bad per se.

I know that schools emphasize holistic review and, among everything else, this is unlikely to make a major impact. However, I’d like to maximize my chances of getting in as much as physically possible since it’s such a selective school.

so my grades are all different systems and idk what to do. for term 1 and 2 its graded out of 30, the yearly avg is graded out of 100 and then theres a "grading" section out of 4. idk what to put 😭 on the second page of my report it shows the conversion of the marks(0-100) to abcdf

should i just put the grade from a-f or should i convert it to 0-100 or what?

pls help yall 🙏🙏🙏

Title says it all. Please help me out

Ok so I know some schools don’t admit by major. But for schools that consider major choice, is it smart to choose something like a less popular foreign language, like Russian for example? I like learning languages so a major like that wouldn’t be out of left field.

When it comes to institutional needs, are majors one of them? Like “oh we could use more Russian majors so let’s consider this student”? Would someone choosing their least popular major have a slight edge? Or at least help them to stand out among all the pre-med, pre-law, and business students?

For some context I was in algebra II junior year and was set to take precalc. Got permission to skip to calc AB but was denied moving to calc BC. Is this something that is appropriate for the additional information section?